Pramac’s Jorge Martin prevailed in a nail-biting MotoGP French Grand Prix to beat Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia and extend his championship lead.
Having dominated the sprint race on Saturday, Martin converted pole to a second grand prix victory of the 2024 season to open up a lead of 38 points in the championship. Shadowing the factory Ducati of Bagnaia for much of the 27-lap contest, Martin made his decisive move on the 21st tour to take the lead. Resisting immense pressure from Bagnaia over the final few laps, Martin’s victory was assured on the final tour when Marquez – who started 13th – moved into second at Turn 9.
Brad Binder was eighth having started last on the factory KTM, with Espargaro and Gresini’s Alex Marquez rounding out the top 10. The final points went to Trackhouse Racing’s Raul Fernandez, LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco, Tech3 GasGas rider Augusto Fernandez, Takaaki Nakagami and Yamaha’s Alex Rins. Luca Marini was the final classified runner in 16th on his factory Honda, with team-mate Joan Mir crashing out.
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